Podcasts/eBooks

Prevention starts at home. The New York Center for Living is committed to providing parents with the tools that they need to face the complex issues of substance abuse and mental health disorders in their young adult or adolescent children. Through a series of eBooks, parents are given the resources to educate and inform themselves about important, and often difficult, subject matters.

We have expertly written and designed e-books dedicated to specific subjects, such as vaping and dual diagnosis, as well as books that can help parents navigate uncomfortable and highly stressful situations that may arise.

eBooks

Adolescent Mental Health

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, half of all mental health issues begin by age 14. As a parent, the changes that occur during the teenage years can be challenging. How do you know if your child is developing normally? When is their behavior a sign of mental illness? READ MORE >

The Dangers of Vaping

E-cigarettes hit the market in 2007 and have skyrocketed in popularity without much concern for possible risks. Sometimes used as a tool for quitting smoking, many believe that the dangers of vaping are safer than the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but what evidence is there for this belief? READ MORE >

How to Support your Adolescent Child through Dual-Diagnosis Treatment

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one-third of people who have a mental illness also have a substance use disorder. As a parent, supporting your child through dual-diagnosis treatment is vital to their success. READ MORE >

So You Think Your Child Is Using Drugs or Alcohol: What’s Next?

Are you worried that your child is drinking or using drugs? Is their behavior leaving you concerned for their health and anxious about what the future hold for them? Childhood substance use needs to be addressed quickly and effectively. READ MORE >

eBooks

Adolescent Mental Health

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, half of all mental health issues begin by age 14. As a parent, the changes that occur during the teenage years can be challenging. How do you know if your child is developing normally? When is their behavior a sign of mental illness?

READ MORE >

The Dangers of Vaping

E-cigarettes hit the market in 2007 and have skyrocketed in popularity without much concern for possible risks. Sometimes used as a tool for quitting smoking, many believe that the dangers of vaping are safer than the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but what evidence is there for this belief?

READ MORE >

How to Support your Adolescent Child through Dual-Diagnosis Treatment

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one-third of people who have a mental illness also have a substance use disorder. As a parent, supporting your child through dual-diagnosis treatment is vital to their success.

READ MORE >

So You Think Your Child Is Using Drugs or Alcohol: What’s Next?

Are you worried that your child is drinking or using drugs? Is their behavior leaving you concerned for their health and anxious about what the future hold for them? Childhood substance use needs to be addressed quickly and effectively.

READ MORE >